沙棘根瘤内生细菌中抑菌促生菌株的筛选和鉴定

【背景】植物内生细菌可产生具有抑菌和促生活性的物质,既能抑制植物病原菌对寄主植物的侵染,也能促进植物的生长。沙棘根瘤内生细菌是根瘤内除共生固氮的弗兰克氏菌外,与沙棘共生的一大类微生物。研究具有抑菌和促生活性的植物内生菌,可为微生物菌肥的研究提供理论基础。【目的】筛选具有优良抑菌和促生活性的沙棘根瘤内生细菌,初步研究其抑菌和促生活性,并对菌株进行鉴定。【方法】采用双层琼脂法、琼脂扩散法、双层平板对峙法、牛津杯法进行沙棘根瘤拮抗性内生细菌的筛选。选取抑菌活性较高的内生细菌,分别采用Salkowski比色法、ChromeAzurolS(CAS)平板检测法和钼锑抗比色法进行产吲哚乙酸、铁载体及溶磷能力的测定。采用发酵液灌根法测定沙棘根瘤内生细菌SR308对黄瓜促生作用的盆栽效果。通过形态和培养特征、生理生化试验及16S rRNA基因序列分析法对菌株TT201和SR308进行鉴定。【结果】从131株沙棘根瘤内生细菌中筛选出9株具有较强抑菌活性的内生细菌,其中菌株TT201抑菌性最佳、抑菌谱广;菌株SR308的促生活性最好,其发酵液对黄瓜的生长具有较强的促进作用。对具有较强抑菌和促生活性的菌株TT201和SR308进行鉴定的结果表明,菌株TT201为侧孢短芽孢杆菌(Brevibacilluslaterosporus),菌株SR308为蕈状芽孢杆菌(Bacillusmycoides)。【结论】获得2株具有优良抑菌和促生活性的沙棘根瘤内生细菌,为进一步开发微生物农药及菌肥提供了资源。     

Studies on formation,control and application of biofilm formed by food related microorganisms

Biofilms are sessile microbial aggregates on the interfaces, and they were usually considered as microbial contamination sources in medical care and various industries. We studied the control and application of biofilms formed by food-related microorganisms, and mechanism of the biofilm formation was also investigated. We studied the biofilm formation in mixed cultures using various combinations of two strains of food-related microorganisms. There were various microorganisms that showed decreased or increased biofilm formation in the mixed culture in comparison with that in a single culture. Biofilm formed by lactic acid bacteria and yeast isolated from traditional fermented food, Fukuyama pot vinegar, exhibited unique feature in that structure and formation mechanism, and expected to be used as an immobilized microorganism in fermentation production. Here our studies on the control and application of biofilms and the mechanisms of its formation were described.     

Enhanced detection of hydrogen sulfide generated in cell culture using an agar trap method

Lack of reliable methods to accurately measure hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) produced in vitro has impeded research on the physiology of this gaseous mediator. Current in vitro methods involve measurement of H(2)S in cell culture media following incubation with H(2)S-releasing compounds. However, this method is inaccurate because H(2)S gas has a short life and thus evades detection. To overcome this, we have adapted a method that employs a modified agar layer to instantly trap H(2)S, allowing measurement of H(2)S accumulated with time. The amount of H(2)S trapped in the agar is quantified using an in situ methylene blue assay. We were able to detect H(2)S produced from sodium hydrogen sulfide (NaHS) added at concentrations as low as 10 μM. Following a 24-h incubation of endothelial-like or vascular smooth muscle cells with 50 μM NaHS, we were able to recover twice more H(2)S than conventional methods. When H(2)S-releasing compounds L-cysteine and N-acetylcysteine were added to the cell culture, the amount of H(2)S increased in a concentration-, time-, and cell line-dependent manner. In conclusion, we have developed an improved method to quantify H(2)S generated in vitro. This method could be used to screen compounds to identify potential H(2)S donors and inhibitors for therapeutic use.     

寺河矿煤地质产甲烷微生物菌群的保藏和产甲烷性能

【背景】煤地质产甲烷微生物菌群可以代谢煤基质产生甲烷,对于实现煤层气资源的再利用具有重要意义。【目的】检测产甲烷菌群在保藏过程中群落结构的动态变化以及在产气实验中甲烷气的生成情况,以验证保藏方法的可行性,同时为煤层气的微生物增产奠定基础。【方法】分别于不同温度条件下比较3种菌种保藏方法,即甘油/L-半胱氨酸法、富营养法和煤基-基础盐法。通过产气实验检测不同保藏条件下产甲烷菌群的活力。同时,采用454高通量测序技术测定16S r RNA基因序列,分析25°C条件下煤基-基础盐菌种保藏过程中微生物群落结构的变化。【结果】比较了9组菌种保藏方法,发现菌种最佳保藏条件为25°C的煤基-基础盐保藏。在该条件下保藏的产甲烷菌群活性最高,甲烷生成量最大。以无烟煤为碳源进行产气实验时甲烷生成量为12%-25%,而以褐煤为碳源时甲烷生成量可达24%-73%。在25°C的煤基-基础盐菌种保藏条件下,保藏初期细菌的主要优势菌为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas),而古菌的主要优势菌为甲烷八叠球菌属(Methanosarcina)。随着保藏时间的增加,细菌的群落结构变化显著,发酵细菌及产氢产乙酸细菌成为优势细菌,古菌的群落结构则相对稳定。【结论】菌种保藏的最佳条件为25°C的煤基-基础盐,保藏的产甲烷菌群能长期维持在较高的活性状态,具有较好的产甲烷能力。     

Evaluation of a potential starter culture for enhance quality of coffee fermentation

The coffee fermentation is characterized by the presence of different microorganisms belonging to the groups of bacteria, fungi and yeast. The objectives of this work were to select pectinolytic microorganisms isolated from coffee fermentations and evaluate their performance on coffee pulp culture medium. The yeasts and bacteria isolates were evaluated for their activity of polygalacturonase (PG), pectin lyase (PL) and pectin methylesterase (PME) and metabolites production. Among 127 yeasts isolates and 189 bacterial isolates, 15 were pre-selected based on their ability to produce PL and organic compounds. These isolates were strains identified as Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis, Candida parapsilosis, Pichia caribbica, Pichia guilliermondii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. When cultivated in Coffee peel and pulp media in single culture or two by two mixed inocula, different behavior concerning to PME, PL and PG were found. The two principal components PC1 and PC2 accounted for 45.27 and 32.02 % of the total variance. UFLA CN727 and UFLA CN731 strains were grouped in the positive part of PC1 being characterized by 1,2-propanediol, hexanoic acid, decanoic acid, nonanoic acid and ethyl acetate. The UFLA CN448 and UFLA CN724 strains were grouped in the negative part of PC1 and were mainly characterized by guaiacol, butyric acid and citronellol. S. cerevisiae UFLACN727, P. guilliermondii UFLACN731 and C. parapsilosis UFLACN448 isolates are promising candidates to be tested in future studies as coffee starter cultures.     

The Validity of the Methylene Blue Reduction Test in the Grading of Ice Cream

S ummary . Samples of ice cream from small manufacturers'plant were examined and graded by the Methylene Blue Reduction Test. The effect of the 17 h incubation period on bacterial populations was examined and the resultant increase in numbers was determined with a Coulter Counter. Most of the ice creams examined fell into Grades 1, 2 or 3, but only a small difference in the colony count range between Grade 1 and Grade 2 samples was observed. Sterile ice cream samples were seeded with pure cultures of selected coliforms and the effect on methylene blue grading was determined. It was found that for each grade of ice cream a far higher number of the added pure culture bacteria was required to achieve the same methylene blue reduction as bacteria of the mixed flora already present.     

Sulfide fluxes in a microbial mat from the Ebro Delta, Spain

The sulfur cycle of Ebro Delta microbial mats was studied in order to determine sulfide production and sulfide consumption. Vertical distribution of two major functional groups involved in the sulfur cycle, anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria and dissimilatory sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), was also studied. The former reached up to 2.2×10⁸ cfu cm^–3 sediment in the purple layer, and the latter reached about 1.8×10⁵ SRB cm^–3 sediment in the black layer. From the changes in sulfide concentrations under light-dark cycles it can be inferred that the rate of H₂S production was 6.2 μmol H₂S cm^–3 day^–1 at 2.6 mm, and 7.6 μmol H₂S cm^–3 day^–1 at 6 mm. Furthermore, sulfide consumption was also assessed, determining rates of 0.04, 0.13 and 0.005 mmol l^–1 of sulfide oxidized at depths of 2.6, 3 and 6 mm, respectively. Electronic Publication     

Identification and characterization of antimicrobial activity in two yeast genera

A general screening test for the expression of antibacterial activity was performed on over 400 cultures belonging to 31 yeast genera. Of these cultures, only two, Kluyveromyces thermotolerans and Kloeckera apiculata, were found to produce zones of inhibition of bacterial growth on Diagnostic Sensitivity Test Agar medium supplemented with 0.002% methylene blue. Of nine bacteria used as test organisms, only Lactobacillus plantarum and Bacillus megaterium were inhibited. No antibacterial activity was evident against four gram-negative bacteria used in this study. Optimal activities were found to be expressed after yeasts were grown at pH 6. A requirement for cultivation in the presence of methylene blue added to culture media for the expression of apparent antibacterial activity was demonstrated.     

Identification and characterization of antimicrobial activity in two yeast genera.

A general screening test for the expression of antibacterial activity was performed on over 400 cultures belonging to 31 yeast genera. Of these cultures, only two, Kluyveromyces thermotolerans and Kloeckera apiculata, were found to produce zones of inhibition of bacterial growth on Diagnostic Sensitivity Test Agar medium supplemented with 0.002% methylene blue. Of nine bacteria used as test organisms, only Lactobacillus plantarum and Bacillus megaterium were inhibited. No antibacterial activity was evident against four gram-negative bacteria used in this study. Optimal activities were found to be expressed after yeasts were grown at pH 6. A requirement for cultivation in the presence of methylene blue added to culture media for the expression of apparent antibacterial activity was demonstrated.     

微生物发酵法生产L-丝氨酸及L-半胱氨酸研究进展

L-丝氨酸及L-半胱氨酸在食品、医药和化妆品等行业有着广泛的应用,在植物和微生物中两者从头合成的前体物均为3-磷酸甘油酸。微生物发酵生产这两种氨基酸以其社会、经济及环境效益展现出良好的前景。针对近年来微生物发酵法生产L-丝氨酸及L-半胱氨酸的研究成果,本文综述了当前国内外学者在该领域研究的热点,即代谢途径及其调节、相关氨基酸的转运及运输、菌种及菌株改造、新菌种的开发等。最后结合当前生物技术的新发展,对今后的研究方向进行了展望。     

光照混菌培养应用研究进展

光合细菌与其他微生物在光照条件下混合培养是近年来的研究热点。综述了光照混菌培养的特点和目前光照混菌培养在水体净化、生物制氢和高价值物质生产方面的应用,并对影响混合菌株生长代谢与繁殖的因素做了总结。分析表明菌株之间存在的相互协同共生作用能促进微生物的生长繁殖,使底物被充分利用,提高物质产率。光照混菌培养工艺简单、成本较低,在水体净化、生物制氢、高价值物质生产方面的应用具有相当好的效果。在影响因素中对混合培养影响最大的因素是菌株接种量、接种比和培养基pH。在总结光照混菌培养应用现存不足的基础上,对其发展前景作出展望。     

Selection of Microorganisms Producing Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide from FMN and Adenine (AMP) and Production of Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide by Sarcina lutea

For the purpose of the fermentative production of flavin-adenine dinucleotide (FAD), the authors attempted to select the microorganisms which could produce FAD in culture medium from flavin mononucleotide and adenylic acid for adenine, and discovered that bacteria and actinomycetales could accumulate FAD more or less, but yeasts and moulds could not. Among the microorganisms used in the experiments, the strains belonging to the genera Sarcina and Brevibacterium accumulated relatively large amounts of FAD. Especially, Sarcina lutea and Sarcina aurantiaca seemed to be the most favorable microorganisms for the fermentative production of FAD. By using Sarcina lutea the investigation of the culture conditions for the production of FAD was carried out.     

Succession of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in the microbial community on corroding concrete in sewer systems

Microbially induced concrete corrosion (MICC) in sewer systems has been a serious problem for a long time. A better understanding of the succession of microbial community members responsible for the production of sulfuric acid is essential for the efficient control of MICC. In this study, the succession of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) in the bacterial community on corroding concrete in a sewer system in situ was investigated over 1 year by culture-independent 16S rRNA gene-based molecular techniques. Results revealed that at least six phylotypes of SOB species were involved in the MICC process, and the predominant SOB species shifted in the following order: Thiothrix sp., Thiobacillus plumbophilus, Thiomonas intermedia, Halothiobacillus neapolitanus, Acidiphilium acidophilum, and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans. A. thiooxidans, a hyperacidophilic SOB, was the most dominant (accounting for 70% of EUB338-mixed probe-hybridized cells) in the heavily corroded concrete after 1 year. This succession of SOB species could be dependent on the pH of the concrete surface as well as on trophic properties (e.g., autotrophic or mixotrophic) and on the ability of the SOB to utilize different sulfur compounds (e.g., H2S, S0, and S2O3(2-)). In addition, diverse heterotrophic bacterial species (e.g., halo-tolerant, neutrophilic, and acidophilic bacteria) were associated with these SOB. The microbial succession of these microorganisms was involved in the colonization of the concrete and the production of sulfuric acid. Furthermore, the vertical distribution of microbial community members revealed that A. thiooxidans was the most dominant throughout the heavily corroded concrete (gypsum) layer and that A. thiooxidans was most abundant at the highest surface (1.5-mm) layer and decreased logarithmically with depth because of oxygen and H2S transport limitations. This suggested that the production of sulfuric acid by A. thiooxidans occurred mainly on the concrete surface and the sulfuric acid produced penetrated through the corroded concrete layer and reacted with the sound concrete below.     

Steady-state kinetics of reactions catalyzed by serine sulfhydrases of Saccharomyces serevisiae]

The steady-state kinetics of the two substrate reaction of L-cysteine desulfation in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol catalyzed by serine sulfhydrase from bakers yeast -- a pyridoxal phosphate-containing enzyme of the beta -- substituting lyase type -- were studied. Highly purified enzyme preparations (approximately 90% purity) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with specific activity of 25 mumoles of H2S per 1 hr per mg of protein were used. The values of V, KS1, KS2 and alpha were calculated from the initial rates of the reaction under constant concentration of L-cysteine (S1) and variable concentration of 2-mercaptoethanol (S2) and vice versa. The data obtained suggest that under conditions of a two-substrate reaction catalyzed by serine sulfhydrase and in case of beta-cyanoalanine synthase of blue lupin the substrate binding to the enzyme is interdependent and obeys a unordered mechanism with o formation of a ternary aminosubstrate-pyridoxal phosphateenzyme-cosubstrate complex (alpha = 2.6).     

常温土壤中耐冷菌的分离、鉴定及产酶分析

目的:从常温土壤中筛选冷适应微生物,并进行初步鉴定和产低温酶分析。方法:采集吉首大学校园内土壤样品,通过低温富集培养筛选冷适应微生物;通过形态观察、生理生化特性检测和基于16S rRNA基因序列的系统发育分析,对分离的菌株进行初步鉴定;利用平板筛选法检测其产低温酶特性。结果:分离获得6株耐冷细菌JSBP-1～JSBP-6,初步鉴定其分属假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)、紫色杆菌属(Janthinobacterium)和节杆菌属(Arthrobacter);在5℃和15℃培养条件下,菌株JSBP-1产蛋白酶能力较强,JSBP-2和JSBP-6产淀粉酶能力较强,JSBP-5仅在5℃条件下有较强的产脂肪酶特性。结论:常温土壤中存在一定数量的冷适应微生物,其中假单胞菌是其优势菌群之一。这类适冷微生物菌群具有潜在的生产低温酶能力。     

Assessment of biotechnological potentials of strains isolated from repasso olive pomace in Tunisia

The agri-food industry generates significant amounts of byproducts, among them repasso olive pomace (ROP) which are rejected and can constitute a serious environmental problem. Our study aimed to investigate the diversity of microbiota isolated from ROP and screen for their biotechnological potentials. A collection of 102 strains (88 bacteria and 14 fungi) was obtained from a ROP sample. The diversity of the bacterial collection was evaluated by amplification of the internal transcribed spacers between the 16S and the 23S rRNA genes (ITS-PCR) and by 16S rRNA sequencing. Fungal identification was performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the ITS1–5.8S–ITS2 ribosomal DNA region. The specific enzymatic screening of the detected microorganisms was tested. Partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing performed on 44 isolates showed a high level of identity with known strains. Fungal strains identification showed that they belong to four families: Trichocomaceae, Pleurostomataceae, Mucoraceae, and Bionectriaceae. Our results demonstrated that Gram-positive bacteria were mostly active, particularly for protease, lipase, amylase, cellulase laccase, and for biosurfactant production. From the 88 isolated bacteria, Firmicutes were the most prevalent and microdiverse. Bacillus and Paenibacillus, together with some other Gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudocitrobacter anthropi, and Acinetobacter johnsonii showed significant hydrolytic activities and biosurfactant production. The 14 isolated fungi showed a high capacity of enzyme production. This is the first study in Tunisia describing the microbial diversity in ROP as well as the isolation of Bacillus mojavensis producing lipase. Microorganisms especially fungi present in the repasso olive cake produce diverse hydrolytic enzymes of industrial interest.     

Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of ebselen: role of the yeast plasma membrane H+-ATPase

Ebselen (2-phenyl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-one) is a selenium-containing antioxidant demonstrating anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective properties in mammalian cells and cytotoxicity in lower organisms. The mechanism underlying the antimicrobial activity of ebselen remains unclear. It has recently been proposed that, in lower organisms like yeast, the plasma membrane H+-ATPase (Pma1p) could serve as a potential target for this synthetic organoselenium compound. Using yeast and bacteria, the present study found ebselen to inhibit microbial growth in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, and yeast and Gram-positive bacteria to be more sensitive to this action (IC50 approximately 2-5 microM) than Gram-negative bacteria (IC50 < 80 microM). Washout experiments and scanning electron microscopic analysis revealed ebselen to possess fungicidal activity. In addition, ebselen was found to inhibit medium acidification by PMA1-proficient haploid yeast in a concentration-dependent manner. Additional studies comparing PMA1 (+/-) and PMA1 (+/+) diploid yeast cells revealed the mutant to be more sensitive to treatment with ebselen than the wild type. Ebselen also inhibited the ATPase activity of Pma1p from S. cerevisiae in a concentration-dependent manner. The interaction of ebselen with the sulfhydryl-containing compounds L-cysteine and reduced glutathione resulted in the complete and partial prevention, respectively, of the inhibition of Pma1p ATPase activity by ebselen. Taken together, these results suggest that the fungicidal action of ebselen is due, at least in part, to interference with both the proton-translocating function and the ATPase activity of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase.     

Enzymatic hydrogen sulfide production in marine invertebrate tissues

At least some mammalian tissues produce H2S in vitro from L-cysteine at rates sufficient to have physiological effects. To determine whether tissues of macrofaunal invertebrates have the same capacity, we measured H2S production in tissue homogenates of the Manila clam Tapes philippinarum and the lugworm Arenicola marina. Tissue homogenates from both animals produced significant quantities of H2S gas upon addition of L-cysteine and the enzyme cofactor pyridoxal-5PRIME;-phosphate (10 mmol l(-1) and 2 mmol l(-1), respectively), while only tissues from T. philippinarum produced measurable H2S in the absence of added substrate or cofactor. In T. philippinarum tissues, H2S production was completely inhibited by the cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) inhibitor aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA), suggesting that the majority of H2S production was via CBS pathways, while in A. marina body wall, AOAA inhibited only half of the total H2S production, indicating that the CBS pathway was not the only major source of H2S production. H2S production in tissues of T. philippinarum but not A. marina was doubled by the addition of a second thiol substrate (2.5 mmol l(-1) 2-mercaptoethanol), suggesting the presence of an 'activated serine sulfhydrase pathway', which had previously been demonstrated only in some microfauna.     

Design of a nutrient medium for bacteria of the genus Haemophilus--producers of restriction endonucleases

A culture medium for the cultivation of hemophilic bacteria, containing acidic casein hydrolysate, aminopeptide and fodder yeast extract, has been proposed. The growth-stimulating properties of this medium have been studied on 5 strains producing restrictases differing in their specificity. In growing these producer strains in a model ANKUM-2 fermenter with the supply of carbohydrate substrates (glucose, sucrose, glycerin) the yield of biomass, considered to be high for hemophilic bacteria (10-14 g of humid substance from 1 liter of the medium), has been achieved. As shown on H. influenzae Rc B-2297 used as an example, an increase in the yield of microbial biomass leads to a decrease in restrictase specific activity.     

Phylogenetic diversity and activity of anaerobic microorganisms of high-temperature horizons of the Dagang Oilfield (China)

The number of microorganisms of major metabolic groups and the rates of sulfate-reducing and methanogenic processes in the formation waters of the high-temperature horizons of Dagang oilfield have been determined. Using cultural methods, it was shown that the microbial community contained aerobic bacteria oxidizing crude oil, anaerobic fermentative bacteria, sulfate-reducing bacteria, and methanogenic bacteria. Using cultural methods, the possibility of methane production from a mixture of hydrogen and carbon dioxide (H2 + CO2) and from acetate was established, and this result was confirmed by radioassays involving NaH14CO3 and 14CH3COONa. Analysis of 16S rDNA of enrichment cultures of methanogens demonstrated that these microorganisms belong to Methanothermobacter sp. (M. thermoautotrophicus), which consumes hydrogen and carbon dioxide as basic substrates. The genes of acetate-utilizing bacteria were not identified. Phylotypes of the representatives of Thermococcus spp. were found among 16S rDNAs of archaea. 16S rRNA genes of bacterial clones belong to the orders Thermoanaerobacteriales (Thermoanaerobacter, Thermovenabulum, Thermacetogenium, and Coprothermobacter spp.), Thermotogales, Nitrospirales (Thermodesulfovibrio sp.) and Planctomycetales. 16S rDNA of a bacterium capable of oxidizing acetate in the course of syntrophic growth with H2-utilizing methanogens was found at high-temperature petroleum reservoirs for the first time. These results provide further insight into the composition of microbial communities of high-temperature petroleum reservoirs, indicating that syntrophic processes play an important part in acetate degradation accompanied by methane production.